The Awakening and Development of Celie — An Archetype of Black Women in the American Deep South
Abstract
The Color Purple, which reflects the struggle of black women from obedience to struggle, from oppression to independence and from restriction to freedom. Through analyzing the vision of life in the American Deep South from the perspective of the key characters, the thesis reveals the double oppressions black women were under---the inside and outside discrimination in America, and sorts out the process of the protagonist Celie’s self-awakening and self-development under the influence of these characters and environment.
Keywords
The Color Purple; Womanism; Double Oppression; Awakening
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i7.4439
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